♥ Astrid ♥ Gunshots. Karate moves. Flipping through languages so fast that my brain struggled to catch up. These had been as familiar to me in the six years I had been in training as a school bell or sound of a teacher's voice might be to anyone else. At sixteen, I had seen more death than I cared to talk about. But what could I say? That was what life as a teenage spy was. And as part of America's little-known espionage agency Delta, that was what I had become accustomed to. But I couldn't have known that things were about to change. A new assignment came up, and though I was with people I had known for years, this one would change things so that my life would never be the same. A drug dealer, working undercover in France. People from my past, popping up in the most unexpected places. And the boy with the blue eyes, who could be completely for me or utterly against me; often, I didn't know which. This was one assignment that would stay with me forever. But, of course, I didn't know that as I headed in...to pure Hell. Welcome to Delta. Now that you're here, good luck getting out.

"W-Where am I?" I stuttered adamantly. "Well I wouldn't be very smart if I told our hostage where we were, would I?" His voice bounced across the dark room "Who are you?" "I guess it wouldn't hurt to give you a few answers," he mused. His hand reached up to the wall and flicked a switch. "Jason." The light bulb in the ceiling slowly flickered a few times before turning on, bleakly illuminating the small suffocating room. I saw his face, "Jason McClane," he finished. • Carmella Martinez was just expecting another dull day on her way to the bank. What she wasn't expecting was to find herself being held at gun point by a certain hazel-eyed criminal in the middle of a robbery. Nor was being dragged into the back of a van by him and his masked accomplice apart of her plan for the day. When she wakes up, she's not where she hoped. Escaping and trying not to get killed were the only things on her mind. But that was a lot harder when she had such a fiery attitude that came with her Latino background. Her blood constantly surged with rage whenever she was around her temperamental, agitating, and not to mention, gorgeous kidnapper; Jason McClane. But when the two angry foes are stuck in each other's proximity, it's hard to avoid each other. What happens when they start getting to know one another? Is Jason really the volatile, aggressive, jerk Carmella thought he was? Yes. But she was starting to understand why. • This story is packed with action, crime, romance, suspense, drama and mystery. Sound like your cup of tea? ☕️ Then it's definitely worth the read! #1 in Robbery - 1/18 #1 in Banter - 6/18 #2 in Heist - 5/18 #2 in Hostage - 6/18 #14 in Kidnap - 7/18 #25 in Kidnapping - 1/19 #31 in Crime - 5/18 #3 in Abuse - 6/18 #16 in Stockholm Syndrome- 9/18 • WARNING: Contains abusive content - Read at your own risk

Rebel Simmons was just a girl who was dealt a shitty hand in the game of life. Despite her harsh and abusive upbringing, she worked hard, and studied harder. With an IQ of 252. she's a certified genius and is working towards her Masters Degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. When tough times hit and she's desperate for money, she steals $5 Million from an offshore bank account. Little did she know she was stealing from the most ruthless Mafia Boss in the world: Dante Vino. • MATURE THEMES 18+ • Cover designed by Holly Thurston